Chapter FOUR

JOSEF

I vaulted over the table the second I saw Meredith falter.

“Meredith!” I roared, my pulse racing as I cradled her close to my chest.

My ass landed hard on the unforgiving floor with a dull thud. But I caught her before she came into contact with the hardwood.

Thank fuck.

“Boss?” Mario, one of my personal guards, called me.

But I wasn’t focused on him. My attention was on her.

Meredith always had the uncanny ability to capture every bit of my focus.

For a guy, whose primary job was protecting people and being aware of my surroundings, that sure as fuck was not good.

Sure, I’d stepped back from personal security. Adrik was married now, and so was Marat. I had excellent men and women working for me, and they did their jobs well.

Besides, I was starting to feel like a goddamn third wheel. I was the president of my own company and had enough stock in theirs that I did not need to play bodyguard any longer.